A crappy band that played my old high school tried to end their show with one of their guitarists smashing his instrument into the floor. He didn't succeed the first few times, and my friend who was running the soundboard told them via talkback to stop because it was going to fuck up the floor.

Crap.

CRAP.

If you want to smash something in public, smash your head. We'll all be very impressed.

It's an old trick, but I still say not crap. But really, it's only not crap if you can put your shit back together afterwards. An old friend of mine and I would smash guitars in this tennis court by my house just for the hell of it. Never smashed a guitar live though.

Usually, it's the drums that would get beaten up. During one of our crazier shows, I started throwing the drums to the floor. When all that remained was the floor tom, I picked it up and inadvertently threw it into the general direction of the crowd. Fortunately everybody moved out of the way or we'd have gotten in even more trouble.

Breaking guitars with friends and putting them back together when you're young = Not Crap

Throwing floor toms at people = Not Crap

Smashing your reissued jagstang = Crap

BClark wrote:that "london calling" cover photo sure is crap... woulda made sense on the self-titled debut album, or at least somewhere on the album art there, but on london calling they aren't that band anymore, they are a lame band that i don't want to see breaking guitars.

I always felt the same way about that album cover being associated with that particular record.

I recently read somewhere that the event depicted was merely an act of frustration with a shitty bass. That's kind of awesome in a totally different way.

the way chris novoselic tried to break his bass is not crap. otherwise: crap.

What I'd maybe really like to see...

Okay, you have some band like Pianosaurus or some kid friendly rock band playing to a group of little kids... and then, at the set's climax, invite all the hyperactive little tots to come up and help you demolish your toy instruments.

I would totally do that on Chic-a-Go-Go or something.

i'm going to give this a crap because i distinctly remember not being able to afford a guitar and seeing asshole after asshole destroying perfectly good guitars was horrific.

WF3 cos some probably do it spontaneously i'm sure.

I don't have a steady band right now so my instrument smashing days are basically over for the time being. I've done it a couple of times when the moment was right, during a particularly excellent night. I've always played aggressive music so I guess sometimes the rage aspect of live music takes over and I just felt the need to...yeah. I haven't ever regretted anything I've broken.

I never planned on doing it and sometimes the band would break their instruments and I'd just step back because I didn't feel like it. Shit, I have too many fucking guitars anyways. Any night I broke my shit, if anyone wanted the body or neck or case or whatever I just gave it to them.

Steve V. wrote:I don't have a steady band right now so my instrument smashing days are basically over for the time being. I've done it a couple of times when the moment was right, during a particularly excellent night. I've always played aggressive music so I guess sometimes the rage aspect of live music takes over and I just felt the need to...yeah. I haven't ever regretted anything I've broken.

I never planned on doing it and sometimes the band would break their instruments and I'd just step back because I didn't feel like it. Shit, I have too many fucking guitars anyways. Any night I broke my shit, if anyone wanted the body or neck or case or whatever I just gave it to them.

Listen up Steve Vai - you can afford it, you're a successful guitar player. What about the rest of us?
You are Steve Vai right?

honeyisfunny wrote:

The MayorofRockNRoll wrote:Crap when Trail of Dead stands there, pouts, and then, at the end of there set...lookout...

Crap when TOD does anything, though

I'm no fan of instrument destruction but the first UK tour TOD did when they demolished everything every night without any replacements or seemingly a care in the world was awesome and fun to watch. I can't speak for them now.

word. they were the band that would break their instruments two songs in. kick over the drum set in the third song, throw it back up and keep playing. they used to be a great great, dangerous live band. Now, they are garbage, but they used to smash shit with the best of 'em.


CRAP wf:style